Hey, I got into Fairy Tail recently and this is my first story for it, I expect this to be fairly short however, probably five chapters at the most, I hope you enjoy.
Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima
Chapter One
It was destroyed.
Lucy stood there with her mouth wide open as she stared at what use to be her kitchen. Cabinet doors broken, counter tops crushed, and the median in the middle of the room was smashed into pieces.
Mere moments ago she was practicing summoning two spirits at once and seeing how long she could withstand it. The only two spirits available at the time were Taurus and Loki, therefore she summoned them both thinking that nothing strange would happen. However, from the moment both spirits were summoned they began to argue about which of them loved her the most. An argument turned into a shoving match and that eventually turned into an all out battle. Luckily she was able to seal them both away before they destroyed all of her apartment, but unfortunately her kitchen was now left in its current demolished state.
"I...I can barely afforded to stay here...how can I afford to fix all this?" Lucy proclaimed as she looked over the damage. She also silently cursed the two responsible for this. She still cared for them of course, but it would be a while before she forgave them.
The feeling of dread was made worst when she remembered her plans for the rest of the evening were to take a long bath and curl up with a good book. With Natsu and Erza away on jobs she was looking forward to not being interrupted by them, but now it really didn't matter
She decided that she would deal with this new problem in the morning as she left her home with hope that the fresh air would help her growing head ache.
Lucy walked swiftly up to the bar and sat down without making a sound. A part of her was trying its best not to draw any attention, not that she needed much help, considering it was a late Friday afternoon and most members of the guild were being distracted by the louder and more exciting things happening around them.
She put her elbows on the bar and her chin in her palms. She wasn't exactly upset but she was far from being happy at the moment. She sighed and listened to the semi-controlled chaos happening around her and just as she was starting to feel like she didn't exist she heard a sweet voice call to her.
"Are you alright Lucy-chan? You don't look well"
Mirajane was standing in front of her balancing a tray covered in mugs and glasses on her hip. A sad smile graced her lips and she had a look of concern on her face.
Lucy never understood how she did it, but Mirajane always seemed to know when someone was feeling down, even if they weren't showing any physical sighs. The young Celestial Mage had always intended to ask the older women if she used some kind of magic to find out peoples moods but she never got around to it.
"I'm just a little down Mira-san..." Lucy replied softly.
"Do you want to tell me what happened?" Mirajane asked in a concerned voice and placed the tray on the bar.
Lucy would be lying to herself if she said she didn't come to the guild in part to talk to someone about her problems. Almost instantly her expression changed and she perked up in her seat. "Well its not like something terrible happened, so don't get worried or anything..."
Mirajane seemed less concerned but still interested so Lucy continued and told her what had happened.
"Oh I'm so sorry to hear that!" the older women said and placed her hand on her cheek.
"Yeah...I've had a little bit of money saved just in case something like this happened, but I don't even know how much it would cost or how long it would take to get it all fixed. Not to mention my landlady refused to help me." Lucy explained sadly.
"I can help you."
Lucy followed the sound of the voice and looked behind her and saw Gray standing there, surprisingly fully clothed. He looked down at Lucy with one of his usual semi-bored expressions but she could tell he was serious.
"G-Gray your really willing to help her fix some things?" Mirajane asked with surprise clear in her voice. Lucy said nothing but took a mental note of her reaction.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I?" Gray asked confused.
"Oh, no reason!" Mirajane replied quickly and pretended to wipe down the bar.
"Y-you'd really help me?" Lucy asked him cheerfully.
Gray sighed and sat down next to her. "Of course, I don't know why the two of you are so surprised that I'd be willing to help a friend. Besides I hang around at your place a lot so its the least I can do right?"
For the thousandth time, Lucy was thankful for being in such a great guild.
"I doubt you want to do anything tonight, so hows tomorrow morning sound?" Gray asked as Mirajane poured him a drink and he nodded in gratitude.
"Thats a bit early isn't it? I mean you haven't seen how bad it is, plus I still have to buy materials..." Lucy explained while looking into her drink. She looked back at Gray and saw that he had a serious look on his face. Almost as if he was doing calculations.
"Well..." he spoke after a few seconds. "...we should have extra materials lying around from fixing the guild. It shouldn't be to much so I don't think anyone would mind."
"Is that really alright?"
"If its to help a guild member then I don't see why not." Mirajane proclaimed happily.
"Alright, I'll be there around ten, and I'll bring what we need with me." Gray explained and finished his drink. He then stood up and stretched his arms over his head.
"Gray, your clothes..." Mirajane said with a smile.
Gray looked down and saw that he was down to his boxers. He jerked slightly and made a sound of anger in his throat. Then he turned and looked away as if trying to pretend nothing had happened.
"I know you can't always help it, but please show up with cloths on tomorrow. I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea..." Lucy pleaded with him and sighed.
"Y-yeah, well see ya." Gray said and waved to them both as he walked away.
Lucy followed him with her eyes until she saw him exit the guild. She turned back towards the bar and smiled. The young girl was truly glad that she was friends with the ice mage.
"That was nice of Gray wasn't it?" Mirajane said which caused her to look at the white haired women. She watched as she picked up the now empty glass from the spot Gray had been sitting. Mirajane then wiped the spot of the bar with a rag and placed the glass back onto the tray that had yet to leave her hands.
Then Lucy saw as the older women's lips turned into an undeniable and devilish smirk. She turned to Lucy with her eyes shining with determination
"You know, I think he might love y-"
"I don't want to hear that again!" Lucy shouted. She instantly regretted it ,however, because all the eyes of the guild were now on her. She blushed wildly, sank down into her sit, and took a sip of her drink as Mirajane laughed softly.
TBC.
Sorry, nothing much happened in this chapter but I had to set things up. I mean for this to be a friendship kind of story, but if you want it to be it could also be a Gray/Lucy. I can't really decided who I ship in Fairy Tail anyway haha, Well I'll try to update when I can, so bye for now and I'd love to read your reviews :)
